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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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